Letter from the Editor
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
In Service of Service
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lea. V.
| Kula, Maui, Hawaii
Love and service bear fruit in Hawaii
Then And Now
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Cathy B.
| Mundelein, Ill.
Looking back with gratitude on a sober life
It’s my choice
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
April P.
| Monongahela, Pa.
I understand and appreciate that AA is not about religion. It’s about sobriety. My choice of a Higher Power is up to me, not AA or its members.
New Heights
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Nachelle W.
| Collingwood, Ontario
I’ve gone hiking on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. I’ve gone white-water rafting. I love going to meetings all over the world, even if I barely speak the language.
What’s On Your Mind: Anonymity Online
December 2016
With a billion eyes on the Internet, do private corners exist where anonymity can be preserved? One AA weighs in….
Alcoholism At Large
September 2016
The purpose of these pages is to offer information that may further readers’ understanding of the medical, legal and social aspects of alcoholism; the severity and international scope of the illness; and the worldwide efforts being made to combat it. Publication here does not imply endorsement or affiliation. AA does not conduct or participate in research, nor does it hold any opinion on research conducted by others.
Alcoholism At Large
November 2015
Removing the Muck
July 2015
Grape Vignettes
May 1950
A Love Affair with the Traditions
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Richard M.
| Littleton, Colorado
How a day of complaining turned into a 37-year journey of wonder with 12 gems about unity and love
A Plant From the Management
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Arnie G.
| Valley Stream, N.Y.
They told him he couldn’t possibly be an alcoholic. He found out otherwise
“I’m an Alcoholic!”
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Howard P.
| New York, New York
He was thrilled to break his anonymity onstage and even to the press. What could possibly go wrong?
Meet the parents
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Michael O.
| Marysville, Wash.
His folks came to “birthday night” to see what this weird cult was about. By the end of the night, everyone got a surprise
Coming to Believe
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Fred M.
| Hamilton, N.J.
After 29 years of sobriety, a member gets a completely new understanding of Step Two
No Matter What
June 2018
By:
Michelle K.
| Grande Prairie, Alberta
She didn’t expect kindness or understanding after her last DUI, but she got it, and from an unexpected source—the cop who had arrested her
